§ 44-154. Loss, damages, expense or cost
The county, town or city in which any equipment is used pursuant to this chapter shall be liable for any loss or damage thereto and to the supplies therefor and shall pay any expenses incurred in the operation and maintenance thereof, including the cost of all materials and supplies therefor. No claim for any such […]
§ 44-155. Liability for acts or omissions
Neither the Commonwealth nor the political subdivision of the Commonwealth whose fire-fighting forces are engaged pursuant to this chapter shall be liable or accountable in any way for or on account of any act or omission on the part of an officer or member of such forces while engaged pursuant to this chapter or for […]
§ 44-153. Powers, duties, rights, privileges and immunities
Whenever all or any part of the regular fire-fighting forces of any county, town or city in this Commonwealth are engaged in rendering services pursuant to this chapter, the officers and members of such fire-fighting forces shall have the same powers, duties, rights, privileges and immunities as if they were performing their duties in the […]
§ 44-152. Outside service by fire departments
Whenever a state of war exists between the United States and any foreign country and at the request of the chief executive of any county, city or town in this Commonwealth the head of any other fire department may, or if so ordered by the Governor shall, detail, assign and make available for duty and […]
§ 44-146.38. Political subdivisions to appoint hazardous materials coordinator
Each political subdivision shall appoint a hazardous materials coordinator. In appointing the hazardous materials coordinator, political subdivisions shall consider the requisite qualifications for hazardous materials coordinators as established by the Coordinator. The hazardous materials coordinator shall coordinate the hazardous materials emergency response program within the political subdivision. 1987, c. 492; 2011, cc. 594, 681.
§ 44-146.39. Repealed
Repealed by Acts 2011, cc. 594 and 681, cl. 2.
§ 44-146.40. Joint emergency planning committee; certain localities
Any joint emergency planning committee serving Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax shall have the authority to require any facility within its emergency planning district to submit the information required and participate in the emergency planning provided for in Subtitle A of Title 3 of Public Law 99-499. For the purposes of this section, […]
§ 44-147. Repealed
Repealed by Acts 2015, c. 221, cl. 2.
§ 44-146.35. Powers and duties of the Department of Emergency Management
In carrying out the purposes set forth in this chapter the Department shall have the authority to: 1. Coordinate the development of hazardous materials training programs and hazardous materials emergency response programs and plans with state and local government agencies and related groups. Those state agencies and local government agencies shall retain the statutory responsibilities […]
§ 44-146.36. Coordinator to enter into agreements with political subdivisions; immunity from liability
A. The Coordinator may enter into agreements with political subdivisions to provide hazardous materials emergency response within a specific geographical area of the Commonwealth on a state and political subdivision cost-sharing basis. The cost-sharing agreements shall be negotiated with political subdivisions by the Coordinator. B. Neither the Commonwealth, nor any political subdivision thereof, nor federal […]